Event

The Billy Goats Gruff

For the first time, MUO will be presenting work by a Canadian composer. John Davies children's opera The Billy Goats Gruff will be performed in both the RWB School and the Platform Gallery. This production will be directed by Shannon Melody Unger and musically led by pianist Megan Dufrat. On their travels home from school, three billy goats get waylaid by a bully who will not let them cross the bridge. The opera explores the themes of bullying, feelings and how to work and play together.

All ticket proceeds from August 19th will be donated to the Alliance for Arts Education in Manitoba. Help support arts education and our wonderful friends!

From the composer-

An after-school game of hide and seek is ruined for three billy goat friends when a big bully blocks a bridge, preventing them from being able to go home. Remembering what their moms, dads and teachers have told them about dealing with bullies, two boy billy goats resolve to go home a different, longer way and share their difficulties with grownups. The littlest girl goat, however, not wanting to abandon the beloved doll that's been snatched from her, tromps to the crest of the bridge and, confronting the bully, prevails by inadvertently pushing him into the creek below. Concerned for his well-being she shows her would-be adversary kindness by asking if he's OK. He responds by asking if she's OK. By the time the two boys return with help, she's able to introduce a soggy, forlorn ex-bully as their new friend.